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Sinai Hospital’s mission is to providequality patient care, educate medicalstudents and residents, and engage

in medical research to improve the lives ofits patients.

Sinai’s commitment to quality medicalcare and treatment is demonstrated by itscontinuous efforts to ensure the safety of itspatients through rigorous adherence toindustry standards and through participationin voluntary surveys that evaluate that care.

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore was foundedin 1866 and is a nonprofit institution. It isaffiliated with THE ASSOCIATED: JewishCommunity Federation of Baltimore.

BedsMedical/Surgical 344 Obstetric 23Pediatric 26PICU 9 Psychiatric 24 Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery 21 Rehabilitation 57 Total Beds 504

Admissions/VisitsTotal Adult 27,052 Births 2,068Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 177Emergency Department Visits 81,424 Total Outpatient Clinic Visits 87,369Same-Day Surgical Visits 12,150

Medical Departments• Anesthesiology• Emergency Medicine• Medicine• Neurology• Neurosurgery• Obstetrics and Gynecology• Ophthalmology• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

and Dentistry• Orthopedics• Otolaryngology• Pathology• Pediatrics • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation• Psychiatry• Radiation Oncology• Radiology• Surgery• Urology

Centers of Excellence• Alvin & Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute• Bariatric Surgery Program at Sinai• Sandra and Malcolm Berman

Brain & Spine Institute- Adult Hydrocephalus Center- Comprehensive Sports Concussion

Program- Spine Center at Sinai- Stroke Center at Sinai

• CyberKnife® Center• ER-7 Emergency Center• Heart Center at Sinai• Herman and Walter Samuelson

Children’s Hospital at Sinai• Krieger Eye Institute

• Rehabilitation Center- Louis and Phyllis Friedman Neurological

Rehabilitation Center• Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics

- Center for Joint Preservation andReplacement

- International Center for LimbLengthening

• Sinai Center for Thrombosis Research• Sleep Center at Sinai

Accreditation/Certification• The Joint Commission• Accreditation Council for Graduate

Medical Education• American College of Radiology• American College of Surgeons• College of American Pathologists• Commission on Accreditation of

Rehabilitation Facilities• State-designated Level II Trauma Center• State-designated Level III Neonatal

Intensive Care Unit

The Teaching HospitalEducation is a core mission at Sinai, the

state’s largest independent academic medicalcenter. Its community-based teaching program combines the supportive environ-ment of a community hospital with the aca-demic and research capabilities of a universityhospital. An enthusiastic faculty, many withappointments at the Johns Hopkins UniversitySchool of Medicine and the University ofMaryland School of Medicine, are nationallyand internationally recognized experts intheir fields. They join with Sinai attendingphysicians to give residents unparalleledopportunities to work with patients from abroad range of socioeconomic and ethnicbackgrounds in a variety of clinical settings.Excellent educational programs and accessto state-of-the-art facilities and equipmenthelp prepare Sinai residents to be top physi-cians in the 21st century.

Who We AreLifeBridge Health is a regional health care organiza-

tion based in Baltimore and Baltimore County.LifeBridge Health consists of Sinai Hospital ofBaltimore, Northwest Hospital, Levindale HebrewGeriatric Center and Hospital, Courtland GardensNursing & Rehabilitation Center, LifeBridge Health &Fitness, and their subsidiaries and affiliates. TheNorthwest Hospital Medical Care Center in Eldersburgis also part of this vibrant health care organization.

As the largest, most comprehensive and most highlyrespected provider of health-related services to the

people of the northwest Baltimore region, LifeBridge Health advocates preventive services, wellness and fit-ness services, and programs to educate and supportthe communities it serves.

Community OutreachAll LifeBridge Health centers offer a variety of health

education and screening programs to their respectivecommunities. To find out more, you may request a copyof “Reaching Out,” a directory of free and low-costhealth services sponsored by LifeBridge Health, or visitour website at www.lifebridgehealth.org.

Statements and StatisticsThe following financial and statistical information is for the period from July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012.

Sinai Northwest Levindale Courtland LBH/Others Total

Employees 4,251 1,571 775 174 451 7,222

Physicians 1,040 665 196 61 0 1,362*

Licensed beds 504 254 330 151 0 1,239

Gross patient revenues ($) 829,115,000 258,208,000 78,610,000 16,341,000 67,665,000 1,249,939,000

Uncompensated care ($) 39,816,000 17,641,000 1,774,000 753,000 1,754,000 61,738,000**

* Physicians may have privileges at more than one LifeBridge Health center.

**Care provided for which compensation is not received, i.e., any combination of bad debts and charity care.

Sinai Hospital

Herman and Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai

PROFILELifeBridge Health2 0 1 3

Lynn E. AbeshouseWalter G. Amprey, Ed.D.Jason A. Blavatt, Esq.Marc P. Blum, Esq.Joseph A. CooperLee CoplanRonnie B. Footlick Howard E. FriedmanLouis F. Friedman, Esq.Michelle A. Gourdine, M.D.Warren A. Green Harry W. Kaplan, M.D.Donald M. Kirson

Jon D. Koman, M.D.Brian L. Moffet, Esq.A. Samuel PennIrvin P. Pollack, M.D.Frank B. RosenbergBenjamin S. Schapiro, ChairJ.M. SchapiroWilbert H. Sirota, Esq.Leonard StolerMarc B. TerrillEllen WassermanMichael H. WeinmanAlan D. Yarbro, Esq.

LifeBridge Health 2012-2013 Board of Directors

Warren A. GreenPresident and CEO

LifeBridge Health410-601-5134

Neil M. Meltzer President and COO

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

410-601-5135

Brian M. White President and COONorthwest Hospital

410-521-5995

Aric R. Spitulnik President and COO Levindale Hebrew

Geriatric Center and Hospital

410-601-2204

Chuck Orlando Chief Financial Officer

LifeBridge Health410-601-8990

Joel SuldanVice President

General CounselLifeBridge Health

410-601-5129

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the Leapfrog Group for

patient care quality and

safety in 2012.

Medical students and residents from programsall over the world participate in the educationand training programs offered at Sinai. Inaddition, Johns Hopkins University andUniversity of Maryland medical students trainat Sinai for their mandatory clerkships.Approximately 475 medical students and resi-dents from other institutions receive clinicaltraining each year at Sinai.

Residency Programs andFellowships Sponsored by or Based at Sinai• General Surgery • Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital

Program in Internal Medicine at SinaiHospital

• Obstetrics and Gynecology • Ophthalmology • Pediatrics (the only nationally accredited

pediatric training program in a Marylandcommunity hospital)

• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation• American Society of Ophthalmic and

Plastic Reconstructive Surgery OculofacialFellowship

• Joint Replacement and ReconstructionFellowship

• Limb Lengthening and ReconstructionFellowship

• Foot and Ankle Deformity CorrectionFellowship

• Neuro-Urology, Uro-Gerontology and Uro-Rehabilitation Fellowship

• Sports Medicine Fellowship

Residency Programs Affiliated with Sinai• Orthopedic surgery for residents of

Memorial Hospital, York, PA• Podiatry for residents of Western

Pennsylvania Hospital, Community MedicalCenter, Crozer-Chester Medical Center,

West Houston Medical Center, LourdesMemorial Hospital and Christiana Care,among others

• Endocrinology for residents of JohnsHopkins University, Baltimore, MD

• Orthopedic surgery for residents ofPhiladelphia College of OsteopathicMedicine, Philadelphia, PA

Milestones Sinai and its staff have been involved in

many important medical achievements. Forexample:• Sinai Hospital was named to the Leapfrog

Group’s exclusive list of Top Hospitals forpatient care quality and safety. It was one of only three Maryland hospitals rankedamong the nation’s best. This extraordinaryaccomplishment demonstrates Sinai’s com-mitment to providing care to patients at thehighest standards of quality and safety.

• In 2012, the Herman & Walter SamuelsonChildren’s Hospital at Sinai opened.

• In 2012, the Louis and Phyllis FriedmanNeurological Rehabilitation Center openedwhere adults with brain injury, stroke orother neurological disorders are treated.

• In 2012, Sinai Hospital surgeons devel-oped the first remote-controlled leg

lengthening implant, which is used tolengthen limbs that are short as a result ofbirth defects or trauma.

• In 2011, Aetna named Sinai Hospital anInstitute of Quality for cardiac surgery, cardiac medical intervention and cardiacrhythm.

• In 2010, Sinai Hospital received theAmerican Heart Association/AmericanStroke Association’s Get With TheGuidelines® Stroke Gold Plus PerformanceAchievement Award, which recognizesSinai’s commitment and success in imple-menting excellent care for stroke patients,according to evidence-based guidelines.

• In 2009, U.S. News & World Report namedSinai Hospital one of its top 50 hospitalsfor neurology and neurosurgery for a sec-ond year.

• In 2009, Sinai Hospital began offeringminimally invasive robotic surgery with theda Vinci® Surgical System for gynecologyand urology procedures.

• Sinai Hospital was awarded Magnet statusfrom the American Nurses CredentialingCenter in 2008. Magnet status is the high-est level of recognition for nursing that ahospital can achieve.

• In 2007, Sinai Hospital received the U.S.Health and Human Services Medal ofHonor award for its commitment to savinglives through organ donation.

• In 2005, Sinai opened the Louis andHenrietta Blaustein Women’s HealthCenter. This 25,000-square-foot centerconsolidated women and infant servicesand includes seven labor/delivery/recoveryrooms, two operating rooms and threehigh-risk/extended stay rooms.

• Two of Sinai’s physicians, Morton Mower,M.D., and Michel Mirowski, M.D. (deceased),were inducted into the National InventorsHall of Fame in Akron, Ohio, for their role indeveloping the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD).

Marked by numerous “firsts” through-out its 146-year history, Sinai Hospital isproud of its reputation for breaking newground and offering cutting-edge technol-ogy in state-of-the-art facilities. SinaiHospital was:• the first Maryland hospital to offer the

TrueBeam™ for high-precision image-guided radiotherapy and radiosurgerytreatment of tumors, significantlyexpanding treatment options for even

the most challenging cases• the first Maryland hospital to offer the

CyberKnife® for treatment of tumors previously deemed inoperable

• the first Baltimore area hospital to treatliver tumors with a minimally invasiveprocedure using thermal heat generatedby radio waves

• the first Maryland hospital to offer minimally invasive thermal treatmentfor women experiencing menorrhagia

• the first Maryland hospital to use a diodelaser to treat end-stage glaucoma

• the first Maryland hospital (along with itspartner Northwest Hospital) to install apatient monitoring system that enables anesthesiologists to measure the effect ofanesthesia on the brain during surgery

The Hackerman-Patz House at Sinai Hospital

Lynn AbeshouseRichard M. AlterLeonard AttmanLaura BlackJulius Julio ColónJoseph A. CooperCatherine Crowley, R.N.Michael DopkinNupur Parekh FlynnRonnie B. FootlickAilene Mash FradinStanley Friedler, M.D.Howard E. Friedman

Louis F. Friedman, Esq.Barry L. GarberBrian J. GibbonsLowell R. GlazerWarren GreenNancy Hackerman Donald HimelfarbDaniel B. HirschhornH. Thomas HowellLarry E. Jennings, Jr.Michael J. KleinDavid KuntzAlvin Lapidus

Barry F. Levin, Esq.Andrew S. LevineJon H. Levinson Neil M. Meltzer Brian L. Moffet, Esq., Chair Joann NagyP.J. PearlstoneA. Samuel PennRobert J. PostJerome P. Reichmister, M.D.Greg RochlinAsher M. RubinRobert C. Russel

Philip E. “Pete” SachsLeslie F. SchallerBenjamin S. SchapiroJohn ShmerlerLila Tarmin, M.D.Hillel Tendler, Esq.Marc TerrillRobin Weiman Dennis H. WeinmanJoseph Wiley, M.D.

EmeritusRichard M. Lansburgh

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Northwest Hospital, located inRandallstown, carries out its visionto be the recognized leader in clini-

cal quality and customer care in the north-west Baltimore metropolitan area, includingBaltimore County, western Baltimore city,and Carroll and Howard counties.

In its 50-year history, Northwest Hospitalhas grown from a once small, privatelyowned hospital into the regional medicalfacility it is today. Its philosophy of patient-centered care remains paramount as evi-denced by its Friesen concept–designed inpa-tient units. The Friesen design replaces cen-tralized nursing units with fully stocked nurs-ing alcoves outside each patient room allow-ing nurses to spend more time with patients.Furthermore, all patient rooms are private.

Known for its focus on quality of care andthe patient experience, the SurgiCenter atNorthwest Hospital ranks among the coun-try’s best in patient satisfaction. Northwesthas also been recently recognized as anaccredited chest pain center by the Society ofChest Pain Centers.

BedsMedical/Surgical 220Subacute Care 29Psychiatric Unit 23 Hospice 14Total 286

Admissions/VisitsTotal 14,013Emergency Department Visits 63,878Outpatient Visits 50,393Total Surgical Cases 8,898Subacute Admissions 786

Additional InformationCredentialed Physicians 711Employees 1,642Adult and Student Volunteers 153

Medical Departments • Anesthesiology• Emergency Medicine• Gynecology• Medicine• Oncology• Orthopedic Surgery• Pathology• Psychiatry• Radiology• Surgery• Urology

Centers of Excellence• Sleep Disorders Center• Women’s Wellness Center• SurgiCenter (Ambulatory Surgery) • Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics• Center for Wound Care and HBOT• Cosmetic Surgery • Hospice• Sandra and Malcolm Berman

Brain & Spine Institute• ER-7• Herman & Walter Samuelson

Breast Care Center• Alvin & Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute• Psychiatry• Beverly K. & Jerome M. Fine

Orthopedic Center• Krieger Eye Institute

Inpatient Services• Acute care, including dedicated units for

heart, hospice, oncology and orthopedics• Intensive care unit staffed by board-

certified intensivist physicians• Intermediate care• Subacute care• Surgical services• Psychiatric care

Outpatient Services• Anticoagulation Clinic• Cardiac catheterization lab and interven-

tional pain management• Cardiac rehabilitation• Cardiopulmonary services• Diabetes and Nutrition Center• Imaging• Infusion and Cancer Therapy Center• Laboratory services• Medication therapy management• Outpatient rehabilitation• Pulmonary rehabilitation• Surgical services, including the SurgiCenter

at Northwest Hospital

Accreditation/Certification• The Joint Commission • American Association of Blood Banks• American Association of Cardiovascular

and Pulmonary Rehabilitation• American College of Radiology• American College of Surgeons• College of American Pathologists• Intersocietal Commission for the

Accreditation of EchocardiographyLaboratories

• Intersocietal Commission for theAccreditation of Nuclear MedicineLaboratories

• Society of Chest Pain Centers • Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society

Northwest Hospital

MilestonesThis past year has been significant for

Northwest Hospital. The hospital’s manyachievements include:

• In 2013, Katharine Taber, M.D., became themedical director of the Women's WellnessCenter. The center offers a variety of primary care, gynecologic and preventivecare services, including the services of ahealth coach, for women and girls age 13and up.

• In 2013, the psychiatric unit was relocated,opening in an expanded space in the hospital’s

newest tower. With the addition, the numberof behavioral health beds at NorthwestHospital increased from 14 to 23.

• In 2012, Northwest Hospital was accreditedby the Society of Chest Pain Centers. Overtwo years leading up to the accreditation,Northwest Hospital implemented a stan-dardized process so that patients whoarrive at the emergency room with chestpain and other heart attack symptoms areevaluated and treated rapidly.

• In 2012, the Herman & Walter SamuelsonBreast Care Center was named a BreastImaging Center of Excellence by the

American College of Radiology. In 2011,the center received full accreditation fromthe National Accreditation Program forBreast Centers.

• In 2012, Northwest earned the Get WithThe Guidelines®–Stroke Gold Plus QualityAchievement Award from the AmericanHeart Association and the American StrokeAssociation. Northwest, designated by theMaryland Institute of Emergency MedicalServices Systems as a Stroke Center, has acomprehensive system for fast diagnosisand treatment of stroke patients.

• In 2012 and 2011 Northwest Hospital’sSubacute Unit was named a Best NursingHome by U.S. News and World Report. Theunit earned this honor by having a five-star overall rating from the Centers forMedicare and Medicaid Service.

• In 2011, the Intersocietal Commission forthe Accreditation of EchocardiographyLaboratories granted Northwest Hospitala three-year term of accreditation in thearea of adult transthoracic echocardiogra-phy, or cardiac ultrasound.

• Northwest Hospital’s hyperbaric oxygentherapy (HBOT) program is one of fewerthan 100 nationally recognized, accredit-ed facilities by the Undersea HyperbaricMedical Society. HBOT, which involvesbreathing 100 percent oxygen within apressurized chamber, is used to treatchronic wounds and other conditions.

• Northwest Hospital is home to some ofthe most experienced surgeons in the areawho perform minimally invasive surgery(MIS). Its physicians have pioneered MIStechniques for single port and robotic pro-cedures, and they train other doctorsthrough the MIS Fellowship, AAGLFellowship and gynecologic STAT Program.

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Walter Amprey, Ph.D.Ronald AttmanRichard AzraelEugene A. Friedman, Esq.Warren GreenIra K. Himmel, Esq.Philip JacobsJuan Juanteguy, M.D.Donald KirsonDouglas LedermanAudrey LifcovichStanford H. Malinow, M.D.Joseph Migliara, TreasurerThomas F. ObrechtDeborah S. PhelpsPaul L. SavalBenjamin SchapiroWilliam I. Smulyan, M.D.Barry S. Walters, M.D.Brian M. WhiteJoel R. WohlAlan D. Yarbro, Esq., Chair

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Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and HospitalFor more than 100 years, Levindale

Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital’smission has been to provide quality

health care and develop forward-looking pro-grams for the elderly and disabled. Its unwa-vering commitment to this endeavor has onlygrown stronger as the need for such servicesincreases.

This year, Levindale continued taking boldnew steps to further its mission by investingin a capital expansion project that set newstandards for excellence in elder care. The87,000-square-foot expansion officiallyopened to residents in January 2012 andincludes a three-story resident complex. Eachresident’s room is private, with its own bath-room and shower. It is located within a neigh-borhood consisting of 84 resident rooms,which are divided into six households with 14rooms each. Every household has a centrallylocated kitchen that serves kosher food.

The new Levindale also offers a sophisticat-ed two-story contemporary town center thatincludes a Jewish-themed museum, a giftshop, a grand piano, a fireplace, sitting areaswith computer portals and a pub/café.

Founded in 1890 as the Hebrew FriendlyInn, Levindale was renamed for Louis H.Levin, a former executive director of theAssociated Jewish Charities. Levindale is anagency of THE ASSOCIATED: JewishCommunity Federation of Baltimore.

BedsNursing Home Subacute 35Vent Unit 25Dementia 28Long-Term Care 122Total 210

Specialty Hospital Behavioral Health 60HICU 20Acute Rehabilitation 20Complex Medical 20Total 120

Outpatient Behavioral HealthServicesLevindale Day Treatment Program andOutpatient Services (OPS): Capacity 30

Adult Day Services CapacityBelvedere 50Pikesville 40

Admissions Nursing Home 287Specialty Hospital 1,314

Medical Departments/Services• Behavioral Health• Coma Emergence• Consultations• Dentistry• Dermatology

• Gynecology• Medicine• Nursing• Ophthalmology• Otolaryngology• Podiatry• Pulmonology• Radiology• Rehabilitation Medicine• Telemetry• Tracheostomy• Urology

Accreditation/Certification• Joint Commission • Commission on Accreditation of

Rehabilitation Facilities

Medical Education Programsand Affiliations

Levindale serves as a training site formedical students and health care profession-als who seek to acquire the skills necessaryto care for an aging population. Programsoffered include:• Electives for students from medical schools

around the country• Geriatric training for pharmacy students of

the University of Maryland School ofMedicine and Sinai Hospital

• Geriatric training for dental students of theUniversity of Maryland at Baltimore Schoolof Dentistry

• Geriatric training for registered nurses andlicensed practical nurses of the CommunityCollege of Baltimore County, BaltimoreCity Community College, HowardCommunity College and Sojourner-DouglasCollege

• Inpatient geriatric clinical experience fornursing students

• Training experience for physical therapy,speech therapy, occupational therapy and

Courtland Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

respiratory therapy students, and bac-calaureate nursing students

• Graduate social work internship programwith the University of Maryland atBaltimore

• Supervised clinical education experiencefor medical records students ofCommunity College of Baltimore County

• Supervised clinical education experiencefor physician assistant students from EssexCommunity College

Milestones• In 2011, Levindale Households were dedi-

cated and residents began occupying the

new 84-bed addition on the Harry andJeanette Weinberg Campus. They becamethe first fully operational households inMaryland.

• In 2011, Levindale partnered with theJewish Museum of Maryland to establishrevolving exhibits that will be housed per-manently in the new town center.

• In 2006, Levindale continued its path ofculture change through adoption of theNeighborhood Model. It has turned unitsinto “neighborhoods” to focus on resi-dent-directed care, which emphasizes theindividual needs of residents and patients.

• Levindale was the first nursing home in

Maryland to become a registered EdenAlternative facility in 2000. The EdenAlternative organization helps nursinghomes evolve into a habitat environment.The goal is to eliminate loneliness, help-lessness and boredom among residentsand replace them with companionship,empowerment and spontaneity.

• Levindale pioneered and became themodel for adult day care programsthroughout the country. The Center forInnovation in Health Facilities namedLevindale one of the 10 most innovativehealth care facilities in the nation.

Courtland Gardens Nursing & RehabilitationCenter was founded in 1936 as The JewishConvalescent & Nursing Home and pro-

vides expert long-term and short-term care in ahomelike setting. Courtland Gardens is the onlyskilled, nonprofit nursing home in BaltimoreCounty. In 2007, Courtland Gardens opened itsdoors to residents of all faiths.

To supplement its diverse activities programs,Courtland Gardens emphasizes family involve-ment. The entire Courtland Gardens familyshares special occasions like the renewal of wed-ding vows. Children, grandchildren, siblings andfriends come to celebrate as well. At the sametime, Courtland Gardens professionals providecontinuous comprehensive rehabilitation andspecialized medical and psychiatric care.

Beds Nursing Home 151

AdmissionsNursing Home 276

Medical Services• Enteral Feeding• Hospice• IV Therapy• Laboratory and Diagnostic Services• Medicine• Ophthalmology• Pharmaceutical Services• Physical, Occupational and Speech

Therapies• Podiatry• Psychiatry• Rehabilitation Medicine• Respite Care• Restorative Therapy• Trach Care• Wound Care

Accreditation• The Joint Commission

Milestones• In 2010, Courtland Gardens completed

construction on a $1 million state-of-the-art rehabilitation gym, which highlightstraditional and innovative therapies,including ultrasound, electrical stimulationand Wii therapy.

• In 2009, Jewish Convalescent officiallychanged its name to Courtland GardensNursing & Rehabilitation Center to betterreflect its resident population.

• Courtland Gardens became a registeredEden Alternative facility in June 2002, onlythe third facility in Maryland to attain thisdesignation. Courtland Gardens hasadopted a care philosophy that improvesthe quality of life in nursing homes bybanishing feelings of loneliness, helpless-ness and boredom among residents andreplacing them with companionship,empowerment and spontaneity.

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Allan C. AlpersteinKeith AttmanJack L. BarberJason A. Blavatt, ChairSharon CaplanMarc A. CohenAnnette CooperRobert DamieGerald B. Feldman, M.D.Jason A. Frank, Esq.Marlene KoeppelAlan KotzHerschel LangenthalScott S. London, Esq.Brenda Weil MandelEdward L. Morris, M.D.Betsy NarrowHoward PerlowAbba David Poliakoff, Esq.Michael H. RenbaumLee RosenbergBernard Rubin, M.D.Louis E. SappersteinRichard ShatzkinRobert SmelkinsonDavid UhlfelderHoward D. Weiss, M.D.Howard M. WeissCharles S. Winner, Esq.Steve Wions

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LifeBridge Health Inc., a Maryland not-for-profit, non-stock corporation, wasformed on October 1, 1998, through the

merger of Sinai Health System and NorthwestHealth System. The creation of LifeBridgeHealth brought together institutions with along record of service to the residents ofBaltimore and surrounding communities:Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, NorthwestHospital Center, and Levindale HebrewGeriatric Center and Hospital. On January 1,2000, the Jewish Convalescent & NursingHome, a not-for-profit nursing facility onScotts Level Road in Pikesville, became partof the LifeBridge Health system.

LifeBridge Health aspires to the highestlevels of clinical care and operational effec-tiveness. It seeks to shape the future ofhealth care delivery by educating the nextgeneration of physicians and other healthcare professionals, and engaging in basic andclinical research. Both acute care hospitalsadmit more than 40,000 patients and provideapproximately 140,000 emergency visits peryear combined.

Though LifeBridge Health draws patientsfrom across the United States and manycountries around the world, it exists to servethe people of Baltimore and its surroundingcommunities.

Beyond the four core institutions of Sinai,Northwest Hospital, Levindale and CourtlandGardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center(formerly Jewish Convalescent & NursingHome), the LifeBridge Health system includesseveral additional components:• The Baltimore Jewish Health Foundation

Inc. and the Baltimore Jewish EldercareFoundation Inc. hold and manage endow-ment funds to support Sinai and Levindale,respectively.

• Children’s Hospital at Sinai Foundation Inc.(CHSF) holds endowment funds to benefitSinai’s pediatric programs. These fundswere transferred to CHSF as part of the1999 affiliation between LifeBridge Healthand the New Children’s Hospital.

• LifeBridge Insurance Company Ltd., aCayman Islands company, arranges insur-ance for LifeBridge Health and its sub-sidiaries.

• LifeBridge Investments Inc. is a holdingcompany for various business interests. Itssubsidiaries include:– LifeBridge Health & Fitness LLC, which

operates a fitness center in Pikesville,Maryland.

– Practice Dynamics Inc., which furnishesbilling services for the Sinai Hospital fac-ulty, physicians employed by NorthwestHospital, and other affiliated physiciansand providers.

– Sinai Eldersburg Real Estate LLC, whichowns the Northwest Medical CareCenter, a medical office building inEldersburg.

LifeBridge Health also operates several off-campus centers that house primary care and specialist physicians including:• LifeBridge Health Pavilion at Quarry

Lake medical office building• Roundwood Medical Care Center at

Mays Chapel

LifeBridge HealthFundraising

The LifeBridge Health Department ofDevelopment is responsible for raising fundsfor program support, capital projects andendowments for LifeBridge Health and itsaffiliated institutions. The Department ofDevelopment solicits support for LifeBridgeHealth and its affiliates through specialevents, direct mail appeals, cultivation eventsand individual meetings with prospectivedonors. Additionally, the department fostersrelationships with the system’s diverse con-stituency to encourage ongoing community-wide support. For more information about giving opportunities, call 410-601-GIFT (4438).

LifeBridge Health Wellness Division

LifeBridge Health Inc.An Organizational Overview

On October 1, 1998,

LifeBridge Health

Inc., a Maryland not-

for-profit, non-stock

corporation, was

formed through the

merger of Sinai

Health System and

Northwest Health

System.

LifeBridge Health &

Fitness provides a

wide variety of

fitness programs

and was one of the

first facilities in the

country to fully

integrate rehabilita-

tive and clinical

health programs in

a community-based

fitness facility.

LifeBridge Health is dedicated to advanc-ing the health of the communitythrough a variety of health and wellness

programs and services. LifeBridge Health & Fitness (LBH&F) pro-

vides a wide variety of fitness programs andwas one of the first facilities in the countryto fully integrate rehabilitative and clinicalhealth programs in a community-based fit-ness facility. It is recognized as a nationalmodel for wellness.

In addition to being one of the premierfitness centers in the region, attracting pro-fessional athletes and amateurs alike,LBH&F offers a range of specialized well-ness programs for persons with specialhealth care needs. LBH&F also offers ametabolic weight loss program; WellnessConnection, a program designed to addressa person’s needs and wants in conjunctionwith his or her physician’s recommenda-tions; and Face2Face, Baltimore’s only fullystructured induction program catered to amember’s individual needs.

Milestones• In 2012, LBH&F launched its new website,

bestbaltimorefitness.com. The websiteincludes a new look and feel, withenhanced information and access to schedules and special offers.

• In 2012, LBH&F opened a renovated cyclestudio with the latest equipment and technology.